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<h2 id="hd_id4391918" dir="auto">Allowed names</h2>
<p id="par_id2129581" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Names in Calc can contain letters, numeric characters, and the underline character. Names must start with a letter or an underline character.</p>
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<p id="par_id328989" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Names must not be the same as cell references. For example, the name A1 is invalid because A1 is a cell reference to the top left cell.</p>
<p id="par_id32898987" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Names must not start with the letters C or R followed by a number; also single characters C and R are not allowed as names. See the ADDRESS function for more information.</p>
<p id="par_id4769737" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Names for cell ranges must not include blanks. Blanks are allowed within names for sheets and documents.</p>
<h2 id="hd_id1226233" dir="auto">Naming cells and formulas</h2>
<p id="par_id5489364" class="paragraph" dir="auto">A good way of making the references to cells and cell ranges in formulas legible is to give the ranges names. For example, you can name the range A1:B2 <span class="emph">Start</span>. You can then write a formula such as "=SUM(Start)". Even after you insert or delete rows or columns, LibreOffice still correctly assigns the ranges identified by name. Range names must not contain any spaces.</p>
<p id="par_id953398" class="paragraph" dir="auto">For example, it is much easier to read a formula for sales tax if you can write "= Amount * Tax_rate" instead of "= A5 * B12". In this case, you would name cell A5 "Amount" and cell B12 "Tax_rate."</p>
<p id="par_id4889675" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Use the <span class="emph">Define Names</span> dialog to define names for formulas or parts of formulas you need more often. In order to specify range names,</p>
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<p id="par_id3153954" class="listitem" dir="auto">Select a cell or range of cells, then choose <span class="emph">Sheet - Named Ranges and Expressions - Define</span>. The <span class="emph">Define Names</span> dialog appears.</p>
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<p id="par_id3156283" class="listitem" dir="auto">Type the name of the selected area in the <span class="emph">Name</span> field. Click <span class="emph">Add</span>. The newly defined name appears in the list below. Click OK to close the dialog.</p>
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<p id="par_id5774101" class="paragraph" dir="auto">You can also name other cell ranges in this dialog by entering the name in the field and then selecting the respective cells.</p>
<p id="par_id3154942" class="paragraph" dir="auto">If you type the name in a formula, after the first few characters entered you will see the entire name as a tip.</p>
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<p id="par_id3154510" class="listitem" dir="auto">Press the Enter key in order to accept the name from the tip.</p>
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<p id="par_id3150749" class="listitem" dir="auto">If more than one name starts with the same characters, you can scroll forward through all the names using the <span id="swlnsystextscalcguidevalue_with_namexml_1" class="switchinline"><span hidden="true" id="MACtextscalcguidevalue_with_namexml_1" class="MAC"><span class="keycode">Command</span></span><span hidden="true" id="defaulttextscalcguidevalue_with_namexml_1"><span class="keycode">Ctrl</span></span></span> <span class="keycode">+ Tab keys</span> and backward using the <span class="keycode">Shift +</span> <span id="swlnsystextscalcguidevalue_with_namexml_2" class="switchinline"><span hidden="true" id="MACtextscalcguidevalue_with_namexml_2" class="MAC"><span class="keycode">Command</span></span><span hidden="true" id="defaulttextscalcguidevalue_with_namexml_2"><span class="keycode">Ctrl</span></span></span> <span class="keycode">+ Tab</span> keys.</p>
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